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The Children’s Word is a weekly bulletin for Orthodox Christian young people. Copyright 2017 Alexandra Houck. Email is orthodoxchildrensword (at) gmail.com. Find it each week at myocn.net. Holy Hierarchs, pray for us! “Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark 10:14 Sunday, January 29, 2017 Volume 5, Issue 5 Great is your faith! Great is your faith! Great is your faith! Great is your faith! Have you ever wanted some- thing so much that you asked your parents for it again and again? Maybe it was a toy for Christmas or for your birth- day. Maybe it was just a special meal or a treat. When we really want something, it’s hard to give up when somebody tells us “no.” In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the story of the woman who was asking Je- sus to heal her sick daughter. This woman was from Canaan, so she probably was a pagan (she believed in false gods). Also the Canaanite people had been enemies of the Jews for a long, long time. So when she came to Jesus asking Him for help, His disci- ples told her to go away. Jesus even told her “no” at first. But this woman really wanted something. She wanted her daughter to be well! So it was hard for her to give up. Even though she didn’t worship the God of the Jewish people, she knew Jesus could heal her daughter. Jesus told her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you want.” Our Lord healed the daughter right away. He knew she believed. He knew she had strong faith. And He knew she was an example for us all! A Ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus. The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus. The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus. The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.
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The Children’s Word is a weekly bulletin for Orthodox Christian young people. Copyright 2017 Alexandra Houck.

Email is orthodoxchildrensword (at) gmail.com. Find it each week at myocn.net.

Holy Hierarchs, pray for us!

“Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark 10:14

Sunday, January 29, 2017 Volume 5, Issue 5

Great is your faith!Great is your faith!Great is your faith!Great is your faith! Have you ever wanted some-

thing so much that you asked your

parents for it again and again? Maybe it

was a toy for Christmas or for your birth-

day. Maybe it was just a special meal or a

treat. When we really want something,

it’s hard to give up when somebody tells

us “no.”

In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the

story of the woman who was asking Je-

sus to heal her sick daughter. This

woman was from Canaan, so she probably was a pagan (she believed in

false gods). Also the Canaanite people had been enemies of the Jews for a

long, long time. So when she came to Jesus asking Him for help, His disci-

ples told her to go away. Jesus even told her “no” at first.

But this woman really wanted something. She wanted her daughter to be

well! So it was hard for her to give up. Even though she didn’t worship the

God of the Jewish people, she knew Jesus could heal her daughter. Jesus

told her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you

want.” Our Lord healed the daughter right away. He knew she believed.

He knew she had strong faith. And He knew she was an example for us all!

A Ministry of the

Orthodox Christian Network

The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.

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Here is another icon of our help-

ers and friends, the Three Hier-

archs.

This icon comes from a very old

monastery in Serbia, but you can

still tell who is who. Can you com-

pare it to the icon on page 3?

What’s in the icon?

WORD SEARCHWORD SEARCHWORD SEARCHWORD SEARCH

Can you find these

words in the jumble?

BASIL

CANAANITE

CELEBRATE

DISCIPLES

FAITH

GREGORY

HIERARCHS

JEWISH

JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

K I O H M L X Y T Y L P S C C

G P B T O I B Z S I K H B E K

P S D I T R S A L Z C D S L S

O L Y A S V D M Y R S C B E D

Q Y S F O S Q Z A U J F Y B W

H H N E S M I R K O J Z E R N

F D P Z Y L E H S I W E J A P

G W I I R I C A N A A N I T E

I Z C S H L P D F S Z J L E G

O E A F C I I B B G Z V U R C

K W V Q N I H S G X A G E C I

C H P J H Q P H A B Y G D A D

Y U J M O E Q L M B O O A P S

H I W O J Z X N E R M T I H L

K T X F R S D M Y S C Z X P L

Do you ever com-

pete against your

friends? If you are on a

sports team together, you

probably do. But some-

times we might get jealous,

even of our friends! Some-

times you might want to get

a better grade than a friend got, or maybe sometimes you might wish

YOU had scored the goal, instead of your friend.

Tomorrow we remember three saints—St. Basil, St. John Chry-

sostom, and St. Gregory the Theologian. These three saints are now

friends together in heaven, but long ago people fought about which

one was the best saint. Each one of these saints did GREAT things for

the Church, but people still fought. Some said St. Basil was the best.

Some said St. John was the best. And some said St. Gregory was the

best. That’s why, about a thousand years ago, another St. John wrote

a beautiful service to remember all three saints. Tomorrow is a spe-

cial day when we remember all three saints together, and we cele-

brate all the amazing things they did for the Orthodox Church.

By the way, did you know these are the saints you can pray to if you want

help with school or with learning? All three men were brilliant teachers

who taught us with the things they wrote...so they can teach in a different

way now!

3 CHEERS FOR THE 3 HIERARCHS ST. BASIL, ST. JOHN, AND ST. GREGORY

We celebrate the nameday of these 3 saints tomorrow, January 30th.

St. Gregory, St. John, and St. BasilSt. Gregory, St. John, and St. BasilSt. Gregory, St. John, and St. BasilSt. Gregory, St. John, and St. Basil


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